List of heads of government of Ethiopia

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This is a list of heads of government of Ethiopia since the formation of the post of Chief Minister of the Ethiopian Empire in 1909 (renamed to Prime Minister in 1943). Since 1909, there have been 3 chief ministers and 8 prime ministers. The Prime Minister is the commander-in-chief of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. The current Prime Minister is Hailemariam Desalegn, since 21 September 2012.

List

Name Portrait Birth–Death Elected Took office Left office Political party
(Coalition)
• Ethiopian Empire (1137–1974) •
1 Fitawrari
Habte Giyorgis		 1851–1927 — 1909 1927
(Died in Office)		 Independent
2 Ras
Tafari Makonnen[1]		 1892–1975 — 1927 1 May 1936
(Exiled)		 Independent
3 Wolde Tzaddick — 1 May 1936 1936 Independent
Vacant (1936–29 January 1943)
4 Ras Betwoded
Makonnen Endelkachew		 1890–1963 — 29 January 1943 1 November 1957 Independent
5 Ras
Abebe Aregai		 1903–1960 1957 27 November 1957 15 December 1960
(Assassinated)		 Independent
Leul Ras
Imru Haile Selassie
In rebellion		 1892–1980 — 12 December 1960 15 December 1960 Independent
Vacant (15 December 1960–17 April 1961)
6 Tsehafi Taezaz
Aklilu Habte-Wold		 1912–1974 1961
1965
1969
1973		 17 April 1961 1 March 1974
(Resigned)		 Independent
7 Lij
Endelkachew Makonnen		 1927–1974 — 1 March 1974 22 July 1974
(Deposed)		 Independent
8 Lij
Mikael Imru		 1929–2008 — 3 August 1974 12 September 1974
(Deposed)		 Independent
• Derg (Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia) (1974–1987) •
Post Abolished (12 September 1974–10 September 1987)
• People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991) •
9 Fikre Selassie Wogderess c. 1945– 1987 10 September 1987 8 November 1989 Workers' Party of Ethiopia
— Hailu Yimenu
Acting Prime Minister		 ?–1991 — 8 November 1989 26 April 1991 Workers' Party of Ethiopia
— Tesfaye Dinka
Acting Prime Minister		 — 26 April 1991 6 June 1991 Workers' Party of Ethiopia
• Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) •
— Tamrat Layne
Acting Prime Minister		 1955– — 6 June 1991 22 August 1995 Amhara National Democratic Movement
(Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)
• Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995–present) •
10 Meles Zenawi 1955–2012 1995
2000
2005
2010		 23 August 1995 20 August 2012
(Died in Office)		 Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
(Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)
11 Hailemariam Desalegn 1965– 2015 21 September 2012
Acting since 20 August 2012		 Incumbent Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement
(Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)

Footnotes

  1. ↑ From 2 April 1930, Emperor Haile Selassie I

See also

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